Why listen to leatherworking podcasts? For some of us, we’re in this craft without a local area leathercrafting community, saddle shop, or mentor. Sometimes, just hearing how others are working leather and running their business can help us make it through a current project or inspire us to create more. But leatherworking podcasts aren’t just […]
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One piece of leather + two cuts + a little magic, and a mystery braid is born! Among the many types of braiding out there for leather projects, the Mystery Braid is actually one of the easiest. It makes a great beginner leather project or an interesting addition to simple projects. Also known as the
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Today is the day! Today we talk about getting good online craft advice…or, at least, avoiding feeling like a lowly worm when asking for online craft advice. Anyway, let’s get to it. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about learning leatherwork (and other things) through craft-centered forums and social media. These online spaces wonderfully embrace
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As I write this shortly before Christmas, I believe I have found the most appropriate commemorative leather Christmas ornament of the year 2020: the Tiny Doctor mask key fob from Dieselpunk.ro. It’s the perfect DIY gift, especially for crafters looking to make something special at the last minute. With about 30 minutes to an hour
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Leather is expensive. Buying a side of cowhide leather runs anywhere from around $50 at the cheapest and $300+ for fancy stuff. I recently acquainted myself with pricing on alligator hides and dang, that makes cowhide prices look like buying used cars instead of right off the lot. One frugal leather option I had heard
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If you haven’t yet seen the two patterns in dieselpunk.ro’s key fob collection, you should check them out immediately. Not only are they a great way to use up scrap, they make fantastic little gifts. The dragon head is my favorite of the set (though the plague doctor mask seems highly relevant to the current
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I promised more info about a sleigh bell leather door hanger in my last blog post about small leather gift ideas, so here it is! I currently have two versions, my tooled prototype, and the second attempt: a simple strap. Skip down to my second attempt for an order of operations if you are strapped
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So I’m staring down Christmas 2020 with a mixture of feelings (most of us are, I’m sure). Mainly, there’s a lot of frustration because we won’t be seeing any family this year (I live more than 10 hours away from most of my relatives), but there’s also the sneaking suspicion that I just don’t have
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I recently purchased the Trifold Long Wallet Pattern from Corter Leather, and I thought it might be useful to document my project for those interested in available templates for long leather wallets. On we go! First thing to note here is that Corter’s patterns are not exhaustive and are basically a cut pattern and order
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So you want to add even more leather into your daily life and are probably wondering: what can I make or buy for my pet? Leather accessories are always an attractive part of an ensemble, even for pets. Case in point: leather dog collars (like this gorgeous collar from The Golden Dog Company) and cat
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